Al Futtaim Jobs - Teacher Librarian| Universal American School | Dubai (AE)

Universal American School (UAS), founded in 2005, is a not-for-profit, PreK - Grade 12 American International school governed by the Al-Futtaim Education Foundation, located in the buzzing Dubai Festival City.  Nurtured in a community of integrity and academic excellence, we help our students become compassionate, confident learners who know who they are and what they stand for. Our students are inspired to challenge themselves within a holistic academic, artistic and athletic educational program based on American AERO and International Baccalaureate (IB) standards. Teaching and learning at UAS embrace forward thinking, adaptive educational practices tailored to meet the aspirations of our international and Emirati student population. In partnership with Al-Futtaim, we are uniquely positioned to provide conseptualized, real-world learning experiences as well as professional internships for our students. 

 

Al-Futtaim Educational Foundation (AFEF)

The AFEF is an initiative of the Al Futtaim family to support the vision of the Government of Dubai and the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) for the creation of a globally competitive economy while maximizing its social contribution to the community through this not-for-profit endeavor. The vision for the Foundation is to create excellence, prepare students for higher education, and give them skills to successfully embrace global citizenship and future opportunities in the UAE and beyond

JOB GOALS

An IB Teacher Librarian acts as a curator of information, caretaker of content and people, catalyst of people and services, and connector to sources of information, multiliteracies, and reading. Responsibilities are inspired by the learning environments students engage with, and in that capacity, the IB Teacher Librarian is a co-creator of information with the teachers, the school and the wider community. The IB Teacher Librarian challenges learners to seek appropriate information, to use sound methods of inquiry and research, and teaches them to question the information they find and use (IBO). Our Teacher Librarian actively supports the school’s mission of being the leading American International school in the region by embracing the school’s vision and values through embodying the 7 domains of the Universal definition of learning (see UAS Teacher Profile) . Our Teacher Librarian focuses on creating a pool of relevant resources for students and faculty to access, looking for ways to promote these resources and engage with and enrich our American AERO and IB continuum programs. Our Teacher Librarian literally transforms the library into an imagination and innovation space by stimulating students’ creative inquiry and innovative and critical thinking.

 

REPORTS TO: Deputy Director

 

QUALIFICATION/SKILLS

• A relevant degree and appropriate qualifications in librarianship
• Minimum two years of experience in library management in an American curriculum school and/or IB school
• Experience with Library Management Systems
• Effective communicator with ability to provide formative and constructive feedback to inspire deep inquiry
• Highly developed internationally-minded, positive interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Highly developed administrative, organizational and IT skills
• The ability to be flexible, patient, adapt to new situations and innovate learning environments
• A positive attitude to students and parents
• Proactively support the mission, vision and values of the school

DAILY OPERATION OF THE LIBRARY

• Manages and oversee library services including operation, policies and procedures, resources, and facilities
• Manages book collection, multimedia, digital research and library budgeting and expenses
• Keeps the online directory up to date to help students meet both their academic and recreational needs
• Analyzes and evaluate library and information services, technology and media service requirements
• Maintains inventories, compile statistics and generate reports as required Guides and supervise students and follows up on overdue materials
• Regularly weeds the collection to ensure that resources are current and meet curricular needs
• Ensures proper functioning of library equipment
• Supervises students using the space
• Promotes the school’s academic honesty policy and the ethical use of information

INFORMATION LITERACY & RESEARCH

• Provides the leadership and expertise necessary to ensure that the school library program is aligned with the mission, vision and values of UAS and meets the AERO priority standards and the requirements of the IB continuum programs
• Collaborates with homeroom teachers and specialists to design and implement effective units of inquiry to support interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary learning

Teacher Librarian 2021

• Ensures that the resources and services scaffold appropriately through grades and divisions
• Plans and delivers information literacy lessons to Elementary classes
• Creates an inquiry-based student centric research environment that sparks students’ curiosity and helps develop their critical thinking and analytical skills
• Supports students in brainstorming and other innovative thinking techniques
• Collaborates with faculty to tie these skills and activities with relevant IB and American AERO standards and practices to help reinforce information literacy, exploration and research skills across all disciplines
• Keeps up-to-date with developments in subject area/s, new research and resources, methods and curriculum objectives
• Collaborates with faculty to ensure that the resource collection reflects the IB and American curriculum
• Works one-on-one with students to meet their individual information needs

PROMOTES A LOVE OF READING

• Provides students with pathfinders for important, relevant print and electronic resources to help ignite their passion for literacy, research, exploration and creation
• Reviews and orders new print and digital resources to support creative and critical thinking and a passion for reading
• Provides one-on-one reader's advisory services
• Runs literature programs to promote reading (book talks, lunch reads, etc.)

PROFESSIONALISM & COLLEGIALITY

• Demonstrates genuine tolerance and respect for individual students and colleagues
• Works collaboratively
• Acts as an active and positive contributor to the entire UAS community
• Abides by policies and procedures outlined in the Staff Handbook and as otherwise provided by the school
• Lives up to the UAS Teacher Profile standards
• Participates in school events, making a substantive and healthy contribution in some aspect of school life outside of the classroom (i.e. after school activities, coaching, lunch clubs)
• Actively seeks out peer learning opportunities and uses professional development to enhance the library services
• Utilizes the resources and expertise of the local and global community to provide experiential and real-life learning opportunities for students
• Attends and participates actively, productively, and enthusiastically in school planning and meetings
• Demonstrates a willingness to be a team player, and to participate readily in any other duties, as assigned

 

NB: Other duties/responsibilities deemed necessary by the school leadership may be added.

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